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It ; Was A Quiet Night Everywhere Except Along Glittering Illinois St.

By SHERLEY UHL : IT was quiet last night in the residential district—a good night to sleep—and 90 per cent of Indianapolis had gone to bed by 11:30. But not so down on Illinois st.’s glittering levee. There the eyes of a couple of beribboned soldiers were very much opened. They were shouldering each

CANINE CAPERS—

Veteran War Dog Climbs a Ladder To Get Sun Bath

Buddy walks down a ladder after taking a sunbath on the poof of the garage,

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« & A DALMATIAN named “Buddy” stil climbs a ladder to the roof of a building next to his glass--windowed doghouse, But his step is a little slower, it seems, since his feline pal, “Midnight,” was the victim of a highway accident yesterday. “Buddy” and the kitten used to lie on the roof for hours, Mrs. George Adams, 701 W. 53d st, their owner, explained. She obtained “Buddy’—a K-9 veteran-— when he was only a L pip. » MR. ADAMS, himself a veteran who built his present house with bonus money, taught the pedigreed dog to climb a ladder. This ability was found valuable to the army. “Buddy” was assigned to being a sentry and also to climb down ladders used in rescue work. He entered the K-9 section in October, 1942 and was discharged in July, 1944, ~ » » IN ADDITION .to Mr, Adams, employee of the Veterans’ hospital, two sors are serving their country. Kenneth, a motor machinist’s mate 2-c, is with the sea-bees in Guam. George R., a seaman 2-c, also is with the seabees. He is stationed at Davisville, R. I. “Buddy” restlessly runs up and down the ladder the entire day, his mistress says, awaiting the time when the rest of the famfly is home to play with him,

Hoosier Heroes—

MISSING SOLDIER

IS REPORTED DEAD

An Indianapolis soldier, missing since the battle for France, is reported killed and a sailor is miss-

ing off Okinawa.

A local marine and a soldier have been wounded in the Pacific and another hero has been freed from

a German prison camp, KILLED Pfoe. James W. Lawrence, N. Arlington ave., in France. MISSING

Chief Boatswain's Mate Chester Leroy Brown, 4001 E. Washington

st, off Okinawa. ; (Details, Page Five)

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other aside, both trying to get a peep at a penny slot peep show entitled, “A peep through a French window.” The peep show was in a pennywarcade. » » ~ OUTSIDE, the passing parade of languorous women and hungry=eyed men was on in full swing. The night was sultry and drizzly. So were some of the people.

TRUMAN HEADS UP CHANNEL T0

7 British Ships Escorting Augusta to Docks at Antwerp.

By MERRIMAN SMITH United Press Staff Correspondent

WITH PRESIDENT TRUMAN; July 14.—President Truman headed up the misty English channel today. His ship was chaperoned by seven British warships leading the way toward Antwerp, where the President and his staff will dock en route to the Big Three meeting at Potsdam, Germany. From Antwerp the President and his advisers will take a three-hour motor trip to Brussels, where they

BERLIN, July 14 (U. P.).—~The first important personages for the Big Three meeting arrived today at two secret areas a few miles from Berlin. The greatest secrecy . surrounded the arrivals. The areas in which the personages arrived could not be revealed or the names of those who came in.

will board a plane for the Potsdam parley. This veteran, warship and the accompanying light cruiser Philadelphia rendezvoused early today with the British cruiser Birmingham and six destroyers, the flotilla detailed to escort the President's two-ship task force to Antwerp. Witnesses Maneuver The chief executive ate breakfast at 7 a. m. so he could be on deck to watch the meeting of American and British warships. Out of the early morning mists at the southern end of the channel, the British vessels sidled up to the Augusta and Philadelphia. The destroyers gracefully fanned out ahead of the President's ship, then fell into line, three on each side of the heavy cruiser. The Birmingham ran down through {the formation, passing close off the Augusta's port side. The British crew, which was at quarters, snapped to salute and the Birmingham's {band struck up “The Star-Spangled Banner." The President, wearing his tweed cap and a fur-lined heavy weather coat to ward off the brisk morning wind, watched the maneuver from a 40-millimeter anti-aircraft gun mount. He watched the destroyers through binoculars. Gets First Mail Finally the Birmingham put

the head of the formation. About 9 a. m. the ships cut their speed to permit the destroyer Obedient to

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ACCUSED EX-JUDGE RENOUNCES RIGHTS

(Additional Details, Page 9) WASHINGTON, July 14 (U. P.) — Former Federal Judge Albert Johnson of Pennsylvania, under investigation by the house judiciary subcommittee, today renounced his right to receive $10,000 annual retirement pay. He . renounced all other retirement benefits as well, The subcommittee earlier had completed its hearings in its investigation to determine whether impeachment proceedings should be taken against Johnson and Federal Judge Albert Watson of the middle Pennsylvania district. Subcommittee Chairman Estes KeFauver reopened the hearings, however, when the attorneys for Johnson said they wished to make a communication to the commit

BIG 3 MEETING

ABOARD U, S.°S. AUGUSTA| §

about and made a speedy run tol,

The penny arcade had a special fascination for adolescents. . A teen-age lass staggered under a rifle she was aiming at bobbing ducks on the shaoting range. Her boy friend patted her affectionately on the hip. » F J ” AT taverns, farther south on Illinois st, females far outnumbered the males and servicemen

NATURE'S GIANT—

Paperhanger Is Proud ‘of Raising 12-Ft. Hollyhock

V. H. Mohler, 1414 W. 334 st., thinks he has the state outclassed

with his 12-foot hollyhock.. A paperhanger by trade, he is more proud of his horticultural giant than any wall-papered wall to his credit. And he wants the world to know it was his doing, not that of his son; Fred, a landscape gardener.

ORE BUTTER. MEAT IN OFFING

Anderson Moves to Get ‘A Little’ in Near Future.

WASHINGTON, July 14 (U, P)). —A little more meat, a little more

butter and a few extra red points to buy them with today were virtually assured-the American people in the very near future. Two actions by the new secretary of agriculture, Clinton P. Anderson, are responsible for the probability of more meat. Yesterday he: 1. Announced a new cut in the amount of beef and lamb that packers are required to set aside for the armed forces. The set-aside for-beef was cut from 30 to 25 per cent, for lamb from 15 to 10 per cent. - Anderson said civilians could expect “slightly more” beef and lamb as a result. 2. Formally authorized non-fed-erally inspected slaughterers to kill animals for shipment across state lines. This order, effective July 16, is expected to provide fairer distribution - of what meat is -available for civilians, relieving. some of the most acute shortages. Together the new moves are’ expected to give civilians the full

cations for July, August and September—enough to allow them to eat meat at an annual rate of 115

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Watches Dillin Steals Car,

A 17-year-old youth is amder arrest today following a short but hectic crime career last night. He had just come from seeing the moving picture on the life of Indiana's most’ notorious criminal, John Dillinger. The youth stole a car from &

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parking 16t on Georgia st. and sped north on “Pennsylvania st. at 50 miles per hour, . Near Market st. he struck a car owned and operated by Richard Uhl, 27 S. Illinois st. Careening around the car he continued north, running three red lights. Police Detectives Russell ie and Henry Kraus took up the ase,

youth side-swiped 1 " automobile, » high rate ©

Turnip east on St. Clair st. the

ger Movie, Wrecks Houses

speed he swerved on to the sidewalk at St. Joe st., barely missing a pedestrian. The detectives radioed for help as the crime-crazed youth turned north on Central ave. Losing control of the “car, he tore into the front porches of homes at 1011, 1013 and 1015. Bouncing back toward the street, he again: lost, control and the car continued striking porches at 1017, 1019, 1021 and 1023.. The latter two were knocked loose from the houses. The car demolished, the youth

to make his escape through neighboring yards. Patrolmen Charles Schaubhut and * Wilbert Gruner took up the chase on foot and cap-

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SATURDAY, JULY 14, 1945

far outnumbered civilians. - In one spot, jive music from a small but loud quintet rent ‘the air: The atmosphere was shrill and incoherent. Frequently the band

leader shouted: “Hubba, hubba.” “Hubba, hubba,” echoed the clientele, wagging their fingers and rolling their tongues. Women

U.S. RELAXES G.I. RULES ON

Troops Allowed to Talk With Adult Germans In Public Places.

PARIS, July 14 (U. P.).—Nonfraternization rules for. American and British troops in Germany were relaxed today by parallel orders of Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery. Eisenhower announced that American troops henceforth will'be allowed to converse with adult Germans on the streets and in public places. Similar rules were issued for British troops.

American and British troops may maintain ordinary relations with the Germans in public whereas previously they were only allowed to talk to small “children, except on official business. Germans, however, lowed in American quarters on business. ‘Desirable and Timely’ “In view. of the rapid progress which has been. made in carrying out the allied de-Nazificatiorr poli= cies and in removing prominent Nazis from all positions of responsibility in German life,” said Eisenhower, “it is believed desir~ able and timely to permit the personnel of my command to engage in conversation with adult Germans on the streets and in public places. Orders are being issued accordingly.” It was announced the same rule would now apply to American forces in Austria. Additional modification of the rule is being contemplated for Austria since it is the allied objective to aid this country in becoming an independent nation. .

OPA Files Suit To Aid Tenant

FOR TWO years Guy E. Jame~ son, 2546 N. Alabama st, has been fighting to retain his $21-a-month duplex apartment. ‘Today the "OPA again stepped into the case filing an injunce tion suit in federal court to halt eviction by the owners, Earl A. and Hallie Nelson, 3929 Rookwood ave., and Sheriff Otto Petit. This latest legal tangle resulted from an eviction order obtained by the owners from Judge Harry R., Camp of municipal court.

NEARLY DOUBLE

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Marion county nearly doubled its quota of $63,500,000 by buying $121 .- 714,553 worth of bonds in the 7th war loan drive. - Totals for individual buying, including the purchase of E. bonds, were greater than in any other pre vious war loan with sales of $33, 896,585 against a quota of $33,102,800 ®

The state, too, came closer to doubling its war bond goal of $240,000,000 than in any other drive and all Hoosiers ‘bought more - bonds than ever before. The state’s buying total was $428,114,000. A telegram from Ted R. Gamble, national director of the war finante organization, said, “Your amazing

the greatest sale of E bonds in the history of your state in the face of current conditions is thrilling testimony to the loyalty, perseverance and courage of the war bond “volunteers of Indiana.” Until the last. Week of bond. vay} ing, war finance committee leaders were doubtful of reaching the Jota for individual purchases.

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slithered in and out among the tables, chatting freely, or sat in

long _.cushioned booths with crossed legs. * x = ACROSS. the street the bus

station, hub of thie city's after hours activity, was’ swarming

with humanity. Besides serving as a general rendezvous for wee

Adm. Jon S. Neon,

CARRIER CHIEFS COMING ASHORE

Mitscher to Become Deputy Naval Air Director. _- WASHINGTON, July 14 (U. P,). —Commanders of the navy's two famed carrier task forces that took the war to Japan's homeland are coming ashore, Secretary. of Navy James Forrestal anounced today that Vice Adms. Marc A. Mitscher and John S. McCain, who led the first and second fast carrier task forces in the Pacific, will be given new assignments. Mitscher will become deputy chief of naval operations for air. No new

Indianapolis 9, Ind.

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FORECAST: Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow with scattered. thunder showers. Little change in temperature.

pe tered as Second-Class Matter sat Postoffice Issued daily except Sunday*

small hour wayfarers, it's also’ Indianapolis’ busiest taxi stand. Servicemen were funneling into cabs, V-girls were funneling right in behind them. There was as much conversation with the eyes as with the voice. Taxis swerved in and pulled away from the Market st, 2a in a steady stream,

JAP (ITY BURNING AFTER 2-HOUR - BLAST BY BIG GUNS OF U.S. FLEET

McCain Get New Navy] Posts

CHENNAULT 0

‘FLYING TIGERS

LEAVES ARMY

Hero's Health Given As Reason for Decision.

CHUNGKING, July 14 (U, Pa— Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault, | famed leader of the Flying Tigers | and chief of the U, S. 14th air | force, resigned today in order to| retire from the army. His resignation was accepted by!

Air

Lt. Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer, commander of all American forces in China.

Chennault said he had decided | to retire because he considered -it| a “good opportunity” to do so at | a time when a new overall China | theater air command was being | established. | “I have every confidence that the! 14th air force and every phase of air effort in the China theater, under the new command, will continue toward - greater achievements,” he

One Task Finished

“The new command gives me an opportunity for .which I have long hoped. “Eight years ago I retired from active duty because of my health Most of those eight years have been spent in China. I had led a small force limited in resources against a sone enemy for more than three J years. “The Japanese hdve now been defeated in the .skies of China.” Fifty-five year-old Texas-born Chennault has had a stormy career | {ever since he first 3 gned the world | famous “Flying Ti, ' in the sum-| mer of 1941. Knows Jap Aviation Chennault probably knows as much as any other man in the world about the capabilities of the Japanese pilot, or the Japanese plane. Time and again, he has| amazed those around him by his| ability to’ turn his field glasses on an approaching Japanese squadron and - accurately call off every move! that they would make. { He came out of retirement from Waterproof, La., where he was liy- | ing in a simple cottage with his | wife and eight children in July, 1937, to help the Chinese form a| new airforce. He found the Chinese had less| than 100 front-line planes and these|

assignment for McCain was announced. Forrestal "declined to on reports that McCain would be named to a- post in the veterans administration under Gen. Omar Bradley, new veterans administrator, Led Pacific Attacks The two fast carrier task forces under Mitscher and McCain have spearheaded the rapid progress of the Pacific war thousands of miles

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were quickly wiped out by the Jap-| ianese. He taught the Chinese to! | fly in the air with the one thought: What chance have I of winning?” After ‘three years of training]

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SLAIN BANDIT’S PAL | PLEADS NOT GUILTY]

Edward Ervin, who was arrested | two weeks ago in Chicago when his partners was killed in a gun duel}

to the very shores of the Japanese | homeland. Mitscher’s force formerly was known as task force 58. McCain! is leading the force that now is raiding Japan. Rear Adm. Frederick CG. Sherman, will move up from command of a carrier division in"the Pacific to

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with~ "detectives, pleaded not guilty | today to charges of robbery, and Vauto banditry. He appeared in { criminal court - before Judge William D. Bain, Ervin was wanted here for the alleged holdups of two Kroger stores a month ago. His attorney, John O. Lewis, filled a motion to quash a charge of kidnaping. ‘The case will come up next Saturday morning. .

For Killing

gallows of the U. 8. disciplinary of a fellow countryman,

food “unfairly” between Americans and German- prisoners at Atken, 8. C.

‘Supported by- two chaplains and flanked by eight soldiers, the con-

Two Nazi Prisoners Hotoed

FT. LEAVENWORTH, Kas., July the army’s first execution. of eneiny 14 (U. P.).—~Two Nazi prisoners of war paid with their lives on the

parracks here today for the. murder

. They had accused him of dividing

demned men, Sgt. Erich Gauss, 32, and Pvt. Rudolf Straub, 39, walked cells to where |

Fellow German

‘prisoners in this country. Straub, who had fainted when the death warrant was read to him Thursday night, was the first to enter the execution chamber,

posure and walkéd with head erect, eyes forward.

Mass of Carrier Planes Strike North

‘in flames.

| force raced through the northern: fogs to loose its planes

iinstallations at Okinawa.

[Awa Maru was showing the proper |

He had regained complete com-|'

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the guitar, slightly woozy. “1 played one o' them things once,” he sald. A companion grabbed him by the arm: “Come

STEMMING the tide of pass-< ersbys--a--white-clad, sailor announced: “The night is young ana I'm a

long way from home. Its a on, I told you I'd get us fixed pretty night.” up.” i It was raining! Up N. Illinois sn»

IN A dim-lit doorway underneath a sign advertising a health

st., a blind guitarist twanged a a hillbilly ‘song, surrounded-by a crowd. A purple heart veteran,

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Of Tokvo at Same Time: Attack

May Be Continuing.

By FRANK TREMAINE United Press Staff Correspondent

PE ARL HARBOR, July 14.—The American navy’s surface ships struck their most daring blow of the Pacific war | toda, subjecting the Japanese mainland to a two-hour bombardment, and leaving the Honshu port of Kamaishi

While at least nine battleships, cruisers and destroyers sent their great shells roaring ashore, a massive carrier

tagainst northern Honshu and-southern Hokkaido. The air strike began at dawn, and might well be continuing. The ships closed in to ranges of 5 to 18 miles to open fire on Kamaishi at noon. No Opposition Fragmentary reports from the mighty 3d fleet, com'manded by Adm. William F. Halsey, indicated there was no \initial opposition from sea or air. Returning pilots, howver, reported the ack-ack heavy but inaccurate. Kamaishi is an important seaport and steel mill city on the northeast coast of Honshu 275 miles north of Tokyo with a population before the war of 42,000. Halsey’s planes and carriers traveled almost 200 miles to the north to hit the chain of airfields studding the northern tip of Honshu and the Hakodate section of southern Hokkaido. Once Safe Refuge The blow against Hokkaido was especially hard to take because only last week it was considered a safe refuge for the bombed-out residents of Tokyo and other areas of Japan. ' Enemy airfields on Formosa and on the southern home island of Kyushu were also heavily pounded. Tokyo claimed that Japanese planes attacked American

From Manila came the report that Australian troops ‘of the 7th division had hammered closer to the Sambodja refinery in east Borneo after completely cracking Japanese | defenses northeast of the Manggar airfield. The battle-hungry Yank fleet apparently broke radio silence Quring tne attack on Kamaishi to flash word of the | successful bombardment back H, S, RESPONSIBLE to Fleet: Adm. Chester W, | Nimitz's headquarters on - FOR SINKING SHIP Guam, in a blunt challenge to | the Japanese to come out and fight. WASHINGTON, July 14 (J. P..! -And first reports from the scene —The United States has assumed | | Indicated the enemy had discreetly full blame for the‘ April 1 sinking |ignored the challenge. of a Japanese ship traveling under| It was the navy's greatest and allied safe conduct -rules and the most spectacular strike at Japan commander of the American sub- since the war bégan’ and. it shatmarine which torpedoed the vessel | tered forever the myth of impregnalis being disciplined. | bility the Japanese had woven about The staté department made pub-~ | their home islands since the “Kamilic an American note of June 29 kazi” wrecked the Mongols’ invad= to the Japanese culminating a ing armada 700 years ago. three-month exchange of corre- | May Be Still Fighting spondence on the disaster | Meanwhile, there were signs that The American note, transmitted ! ‘the fleet's massive carrier blow through the neutral Swiss gov-| against northern Honshu and jernment informed the Japs that an southern Hokkoido, almost "200 | official investigation showed re-| {miles north of Kamaishi, might | sponsibility for the sinking of the | gti) be going on this afternoon, 13 |Awa Maru lay with the United | [hous after the attack opened at States. ‘daw Contrary ‘to earlier navy reports, | [the investigation showed that the |

Pirst official reports identified only the bigr Hokkaido port of

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WASHINGTON

A Weekly Sizeup by the Washington - |Staff of the Scripps-Howard Newspapers

WASHINGTON, July 14.—A New York grand jury will soon investigate makers of artificial legs and arms. The investigation will involve a dozen members of the Association of Limb Manufacturers of America. Questions to be asked: Has there been price fixing? What price differential is justified between so-called “G. 1.” artificial limbs and so-called “quality” limbs?

Has the veterans administration, which buys artificial arms and legs on bids, been given the best for wound fighters? Have . these appliances been standardized? .

Asked by Col. William 8. Eley! for any last statement, Straub re- | plied in German: “1 stand here not guilty. he I did was done as a German soldier under orders. If I Sad not so done

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Concerned in the* outcome are thousands of wounded soldiers, sallors and marines; as well as civilians. Army smote, sons now number about 13,000. Hospitals in this country receive 400 new cases a month. ‘Okinawa campaign sent marine ‘amputation s soaring. With civilians, amputees in United States number about a million. war department has. started its own to im